The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-10

assembly hewas the Democratic leader. III
IS fluent speaker, and is Of com,nandin,
figure. He was for several years a mcmbel
ot the Democratic committee. He is a su
perintendent OF the New York g. Lons
Branch railroad.
Gladstone writes to the editor OF the
Baptist: Il consider there ia no opportu
nifty yet Tor the disest blishment OF the
Weiail church. No general political mat:
ter can be dealt with till the Irish difficult
ty is settled. An attempt by mo to force
the postponemert 81 the Ilish question
would only increase confusion and pres.
e"rA The main reason why the Irisl,
question is so troublesome, obtrusive and
provoking is because it involves the social
order 81 that country, and it is the nature
OF social questions to push their claims
for precedence in the session."
A petition from merchants and business
men OF Providence, representing about
SAC, OUO, 900, was presented to the general
assembly, asking for the repeal OF tho pro-
hibitory law.
The president and fellows of Harvard
college have recently como into possession
OF bequest OF $3.50, 600, which is applica-
bic only Tor the purposes OF special astro-
AAOAACAA AhH coUiSd
John Walters, q survivor OF the Irish re-.
bellion OF 1898, and said to be the Oldest
resident OF Detroit, is dead.
Berlin has thus returned six deputies on.
posed to the septennate. At Lubbock the
socialists engaged in u riot after the an.
norncelnent OF tho result OF the election
there, in which their candidate was de
feated. The military intefered and ,nado
many arrests. A number OF those arrest
ed have since been released. Koenigs burg
returned II National Liberal, Frankfort.
on-the-Main socialist, and Bremen Il New
German Liberal, The supplementury
elections III twenty.iour districts resulted
IL the retunn OF 3 Conservatives, Ma.
tional Liberals, 10 New German Liberals,
Cent:sts, i Socialists and imperialists
1t has been necessary to call out troops to
suppress election riots at Waldenburg,
Prussian Silesia.
Sir George 0. Trevelyan, speaking in
London, strongly criticised what he
termed the governments weak Irish pol.
icy. He appealed to the Liberals to put
aside imaginary differences on the Irish
question. These differences arose from the
Liberals persistently keeping Gladstone s
scheme in the forefront, instead of resolv.
ing upon comprehensive plan upon
which leaders OF both stiles could agree.
Outside OF Irish affairs he had never seen
the Liberals in such complete accord.
The confcrrees on thePacifc railroad in
vestigation resolution reached q complete
agreement. Their report was adopted by
both houses, and the resolution(or BILLY
now goes to tho president. The house con.
tcrrecs accepted the senate amendments,
Tut the clause creating the commission
WAS modified by striking out the require
ment that the commissioners shall be
subject to confirmation by the senate, and
so arranging the phraseology that the pres.
idcnt's power to appoint them during the
recess shall be beyond question.
Gov. Rusk, OF Wisconsin, sent an execu.
tive communication to the Wisconsin leg.
islature protesting against an appropria-
ton to build another penitentiary.
Chief Justice Morrison, OF the California
supreme court, died in San Francisco.
The new law extending the free delivery
service to cities that return gross annual
postal receipts OF at least $4,000, or have
10000 inhabitants, will benefit quite a
number OF cities in Minnesota. There are
Others which will receive its benefits in the
near future, Those which are at present
within the provisions OF the law are: Man
kato, where the postal receipts are $12,.
4?5. 10; Red Wing, post al receipts 81 0, O37..
q; Rochester, receipts $1O,SG6.75 and
Saltwater, receipts $15,294.62. The city
nearest to the limit imposed by the law ia
Faribault, MIMI, where the postal receipts
are $9,5l 500. In Dakota the towns bene.
fitted arc Huron, postal receipts $40, 949.
81, and Sioux Falls, $12,S6337. The
town nearest to tho limit is Grand Forks,
whose postal receipts amount to $9,341..
81.
The senate committee on the District oil
Columbia at a meeting voted to report ad.
vcrsely upon the nomination OF James NJ
Trotter, the Boston colored man nominal
cd to be recorder OF deeds for tho Dirtric.
OF Columbia.
The bill OF the redemption OF the trade
dollars and the anti-polygamy bill have
become laws without the signature OF the
president by reason of the expiration o.
the constitutional limitation OF ten days
within which he should have returned the
bills to congress in case Of disapproval
Both bills were carefully considered by the
provisions to which he preferred not tc
commit himself, he was unwilling to defeat
the objects OF tho measures by a veto.
Beaulieu, who was elected several times
from the White Earth reservation, is j,
the city, and says he will have his rights
IL they can be secured. Mayor Rice and
several OF the Minnesota delegation are dis
posed to take up Beaulieu's cause, and
think that proper pr, sentation OF it will
secure a different feeling toward him from
the commissioner OF Indian affairs
Beaulieu's says that he Was not ordered
off the reservation the last time he went
up there. and thinks that Sheehan feels
moro kindly toward him.
Ex.Ald. O'Neil, the convicted New Yorl
boodler, was taken to Sing Sing prison.
Tho steamer w. II. Gardner, one OF tn.
largest boats plying on the Tombigbe.
river from Mobile, was burned three miles
below Gainesville, Alabama. The boat il
a total loss together with 464 bales o
cotton. The loss OF life is very large.
The action of the senate committee OF
privileges and elections in reporting bacl
the credentials OF David Turpie, is said t.
have no significance, but was taken in &C
cordance with q continuous line OF pre-
cedents. 1t is understood that when Mr.
Iurpie, at the next session, presents him
sell to be sworn in a protest will be enter
ed and that the contest will then begin
Notice has been received from Indiana
that additional papers in the case are t.
be submitted.
Tho suit OF the Supreme lodge o
tho Knights OF Honor, under tn,
Missouri charter, against the bono
OF Robert J. Breckenridge OF KY, fo1
1913, 900, claimed as deficit in his &C
counts as treasurer OF the order, went t,
trial in the United States circuit court be
fore Judge Jackson ut Louisville. The de
tense admitted that the books we're wrong
not attempting to explain their bad con
dition, but offered to compromise by pay
'nent Of $4,000. It was finally agreed t
allow judgment to be entered Tor tn
plaintiff in $25, 900.
At Ann Arbor, Mich, fire Quilted tn
pharmacy department of the Michigan uni
versity and causing a loss OF $4,000, fully
insured. A large amount OF valuable mp
paratus and chemicals was destroyed.
The poisoning OF another woman, max
Ing five in all, il alleged against Lawrenc
Krue, now in Jail in Chicago, suspected o
numbering three wives and q step.dau
ter. The supposed aith victim was Qundl